"Bob" wrote in message nk.net...
"Mike" wrote in message
om...

Maybe I'm missing something here but why the insistence on using a
Forstner bit on a through hole?

Insistence?

I didn't mean it particularly to you Bob. I was just wondering why
most of the follow-ups provided ways to bore a deeper hole with a
Forstner rather than suggesting that you can accomplish the task with
a plain ole' auger bit (or brad point bit as you describe below).
Since many of the posters are more experienced wooddorkers than
myself, I thought that I might have not understood the problem
correctly, hence the preface clause in my question above.

I'm open to all kinds of suggestions. I just happened to have
Forstner bit and was familiar with its high quality cuts using a drill
press. Auger bit was suggested several times and its a good idea. I
happened to find a 3/4" brad drill bit and decided to use that.

I think that should work fine. Good luck and please let us know how
the bench turns out.

Cheers,
Mike